--- title: Kotlin Multiplatform Frequently Asked Questions | daily.dev description: A Q&A-style FAQ covering Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) from the Touchlab team, addressing common questions about integrating KMP into existing apps, code sharing... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/kotlin-multiplatform-frequently-asked-questions-w5zihkupx twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Kotlin Multiplatform Frequently Asked Questions | daily.dev og:description: A Q&A-style FAQ covering Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) from the Touchlab team, addressing common questions about integrating KMP into existing apps, code sharing... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/kotlin-multiplatform-frequently-asked-questions-w5zihkupx og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/w5zihKUPX.png og:image:alt: Kotlin Multiplatform Frequently Asked Questions og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Kotlin Multiplatform Frequently Asked Questions **[Touchlab](https://daily.dev/sources/touchlab)** · 10 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A Q&A-style FAQ covering Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) from the Touchlab team, addressing common questions about integrating KMP into existing apps, code sharing scope, binary size impact, Swift interop, concurrency, ecosystem maturity, compilation speed, hiring considerations, and migration strategies. Key libraries mentioned include Ktor, SQLDelight, Kotlinx.Coroutines, and Touchlab's own Stately and SQLiter. The team recommends sharing business logic while keeping UI native, starting migration with a small, well-defined module like SQLite, and framing teams as 'mobile developers' rather than platform-specific roles. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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